Most populous counties

County equivalents ranked by the Census Bureau’s latest July 1 population estimate. Land area and density are shown alongside, because a populous county is not necessarily a dense one.

Ranks 701–800

Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 8 of 33

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What this part of the ranking shows

This page runs from Cascade County, Montana at 85,029 residents to Klamath County, Oregon at 70,274 residents. The 100 entries represent 37 state-level jurisdictions. North Carolina has the most entries on this page (6, tied for the lead).

Rank numbers continue across pages and describe the full selected ranking. They are not state ranks. Start at rank 1 for the leading entries, or open a county profile for its state rank and median comparisons.

Most populous counties, ranks 701 through 800. Population is the July 1, 2025 estimate; density is per square mile of land.
RankCounty / equivalentStatePopulationPer mi²Land mi²
701Cascade CountyMontana85,029322,698.2
702Leavenworth CountyKansas84,590183463.4
703Cape Girardeau CountyMissouri83,999145578.5
704Lawrence CountyPennsylvania83,911235357.4
705Howard CountyIndiana83,904286293.1
706Payne CountyOklahoma83,889122684.9
707Walker CountyTexas83,842107784.2
708Wise CountyTexas83,77893904.4
709Oconee CountySouth Carolina83,775134626.6
710Midland CountyMichigan83,754162518.4
711Lee CountyMississippi83,731186450
712Buchanan CountyMissouri83,540205408.3
713James City CountyVirginia83,326586142.3
714Orangeburg CountySouth Carolina83,177751,106.4
715Bedford CountyVirginia83,059109760.1
716Newport CountyRhode Island83,051811102.4
717Indiana CountyPennsylvania82,878100827.4
718Dougherty CountyGeorgia82,616251328.6
719Wood CountyWest Virginia82,385225366.5
720Floyd CountyIndiana82,153553148.5
721Anderson CountyTennessee82,066243337.2
722Franklin CountyNorth Carolina82,037167491.9
723Valencia CountyNew Mexico82,013771,066.7
724Chelan CountyWashington81,941282,921.2
725Crawford CountyPennsylvania81,792811,012.4
726Manitowoc CountyWisconsin81,710139589.3
727Talladega CountyAlabama81,603111736.8
728Lynchburg cityVirginia81,3471,66348.9
729Wilson CountyNorth Carolina81,150221367.6
730Umatilla CountyOregon81,119253,215.5
731Caldwell CountyNorth Carolina81,105172471.9
732Kosciusko CountyIndiana80,892152531.4
733St. Landry ParishLouisiana80,76587923.4
734Boone CountyIndiana80,689191422.9
735Sullivan CountyNew York80,58683968.1
736Natrona CountyWyoming80,526155,340.5
737Clinton CountyMichigan80,432142567.3
738Chemung CountyNew York80,415197407.3
739Monroe CountyFlorida80,40682983
740Robertson CountyTennessee80,175168476.3
741White CountyArkansas80,085771,034
742Broomfield CountyColorado79,1742,40233
743Forrest CountyMississippi79,034170466
744Augusta CountyVirginia78,94082967.1
745Cheshire CountyNew Hampshire78,269111706.7
746Clallam CountyWashington78,202451,738.8
747Grays Harbor CountyWashington78,144411,902.3
748Clinton CountyNew York78,138751,037.8
749Clearfield CountyPennsylvania78,100681,144.9
750Cole CountyMissouri77,908199391.6
751Putnam CountyFlorida77,734107728.4
752Lincoln CountySouth Dakota77,145134577.3
753Lonoke CountyArkansas76,66499771.7
754Fauquier CountyVirginia76,503118648
755Ross CountyOhio76,429111689.2
756Van Buren CountyMichigan76,071125607.8
757Cattaraugus CountyNew York75,390581,308.2
758Lewis and Clark CountyMontana75,331223,458.4
759Pottawatomie CountyOklahoma75,10295787.8
760Hancock CountyOhio75,034141531.3
761Morgan CountyIndiana74,967186403.9
762Creek CountyOklahoma74,96779949.9
763Lea CountyNew Mexico74,749174,391.6
764Grand Forks CountyNorth Dakota74,501521,436.2
765Effingham CountyGeorgia74,397155478.9
766Cayuga CountyNew York74,365108691.6
767Columbia CountyFlorida74,09493797.4
768DeKalb CountyAlabama74,08595777.1
769Wood CountyWisconsin74,06093793
770Greene CountyTennessee73,831119622.2
771Union CountyOhio73,446170431.7
772Kauai CountyHawaii73,400118619.8
773Erie CountyOhio73,296292251.3
774Kershaw CountySouth Carolina73,166101726.6
775Troup CountyGeorgia72,844176414
776Riley CountyKansas72,598119609.7
777Surry CountyNorth Carolina72,287136532.6
778Pender CountyNorth Carolina72,11183871.3
779San Patricio CountyTexas72,053104693.3
780Somerset CountyPennsylvania72,004671,075
781Harrison CountyTexas71,95680900.1
782Portage CountyWisconsin71,94390800.9
783Laurens CountySouth Carolina71,848101712.9
784Raleigh CountyWest Virginia71,775119605
785York CountyVirginia71,374682104.7
786Scioto CountyOhio71,365117610.2
787Vermilion CountyIllinois71,25979898.3
788Mason CountyWashington71,16574959.6
789Oldham CountyKentucky70,986379187.3
790Toa Baja MunicipioPuerto Rico70,9313,04923.3
791Spalding CountyGeorgia70,775361196
792Franklin CountyMassachusetts70,698101699.2
793Blue Earth CountyMinnesota70,63494747.8
794Hood CountyTexas70,501168420.7
795Carteret CountyNorth Carolina70,469139507.6
796Greenwood CountySouth Carolina70,379154455.6
797Otero CountyNew Mexico70,368116,612.6
798Lauderdale CountyMississippi70,317100703.7
799Liberty CountyGeorgia70,313136516.5
800Klamath CountyOregon70,274125,949.9

Read the differences behind ranks 701–800

The median population among these 100 entries is 77,821. The first and last entries span 14,755 residents. This median describes the entries on this page, not the full national dataset. Pagination is a browsing boundary, not a distinct geographic region.

Adjacent ranks can differ by a handful of residents or by many thousands. Open a county profile for its population trend since 2020, land area, and state comparisons.

Where the entries on this page are located

  • North Carolina6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Virginia6 entries · 6% of this page
  • Georgia5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Indiana5 entries · 5% of this page
  • New York5 entries · 5% of this page
  • Ohio5 entries · 5% of this page

The remaining 31 jurisdictions contribute 68 entries. The list above shows the six most represented, with alphabetical ordering when counts tie.

These counts describe representation in this slice of the ranking. They do not measure a state’s share of national land or population. Compare the first and last county equivalents on this page to inspect land, water, and total area separately.

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Population rankings use Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimates; density rankings divide them by original ALAND square meters. Land rankings use original ALAND square meters; total-area rankings use ALAND + AWATER. Exact ties use ascending GEOID. Displayed square-mile values are rounded. Read the methodology.